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members, but also to re-engage alumni who graduated several years ago. Membership in the MBS Network and the individual clubs is free of charge for all students and alumni, for life. A small fee is only charged for catered attendance-based events to cover the costs incurred and to keep the no-show rate low. These fees are also used to fund a partial MBS Network Scholarship for the full-time MBA at MBS, the awarding of which is decided autonomously by the network. While each individual club’s structure is generally the same, we don’t treat the clubs as ‘one size fits all’. Each club, for example, has nuanced objectives and points of focus that are adapted to the expectations and needs of its members, allowing alumni to benefit in many different ways. In the Startup Club, for example, members look for partners with which to found companies, startup financing or co-working spaces. In the Technology & IT Club, meanwhile, there was a recent opportunity to discuss
SAP’s industrial strategy with its President of Industries and Customer Advisory as well as to talk about open positions in their team, which were shared exclusively with club members.
The results: a success story within two years and real added value for its members
It became clear relatively quickly that the newly created MBS Network Clubs had met the needs of our students and alumni very precisely. After a little over two years, this is even clearer: In total, there are more than 4,000 members across the six clubs, and around 1,200 students and alumni are involved in at least one club. All clubs have more than 500 members and the average number of participants per event is higher than 50. The activity level is high. In the past six months, more than 80% of all members have participated in at least one network event. There are almost weekly events, meetings, get-togethers, not to mention direct exchange between club
MBS NETWORK CLUBS, MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS (as of April, 2021)
40
521
DIVERSITY
419
Women in Business Community
149
Pride@MBS Community
735
CONSULTING
650
MARKETING & SALES
809
TECHNOLOGY & IT
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191
Analytics Community
541
FINANCIALS
633
STARTUP
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